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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Nigeria confirms 1st case of new virus in sub-Saharan Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa as the outbreak spread to a region with some of the world's weakest health systems.
Global stocks fall on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Global stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening a global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years.
Prayers at fire-bombed mosques as India's riot toll grows
NEW DELHI (AP) — Muslims in a northeastern neighborhood of India's capital returned for weekly prayers at fire-bombed mosques on Friday, two days after a 72-hour clash between Hindus and Muslims that left at least …
South African sentenced for racist comment that went viral
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has imposed a $3,300 fine or 2-year prison term on a man convicted for racist comments in a video that went viral last year.
Japan's Hokkaido declares state of emergency over virus
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's northern island of Hokkaido declared a state of emergency on Friday over the rapid spread of the new virus there.
Pope sick a 2nd day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.
Swiss government bans all events involving more than 1,000 people amid virus outbreak
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss government bans all events involving more than 1,000 people amid virus outbreak.
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Malawi legalizes cannabis cultivation for certain uses
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi has legalized the cultivation of cannabis as the country seeks an alternative to tobacco, its main earner of foreign exchange which is under pressure from anti-smoking campaigns.
Parents of 'terrified' Africans stranded in China want help
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three stranded daughters on the other side of the world in China's locked-down city of Wuhan, anxious to see they have started a new day …
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Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday with illegal assembly over a pro-democracy march last year as the territory's Beijing-backed gov…
Japanese island of Hokkaido declares state of emergency over pace of virus transmission, urges residents to stay home
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese island of Hokkaido declares state of emergency over pace of virus transmission, urges residents to stay home.
NATO in urgent talks after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO envoys were holding emergency talks Friday at the request of Turkey following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, as scores of migrants gathered at Turkey's border with Greec…
South Korea reports 315 more virus cases, bringing its increase for the day to 571 and total infections to 2,337
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reports 315 more virus cases, bringing its increase for the day to 571 and total infections to 2,337.